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School: Ceannanus Mór, Scoil na mBráthar

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Kells, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An Br. M.L. Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 256

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  1. How Potatoes are Planted in the District

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    The peasants in this district begin planting their potatoes in Spring. The Urban Council give out free land to the poor people of Kells, and supply them with manure, seed, spades and get the land ploughed for them. When the people clean the land they immediately divide it into drills. Then in June or July they spray the potatoes and this spraying protects them from disease, harmful insects, and many other things which if they were let live would destroy the whole crop.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. potatoes (~2,701)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Monaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kells, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Monaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60